buckleupdorothy

Welcome! Here you can find a collection of short articles on living and working abroad, teaching and lesson plans for ESL and EFL classrooms, living well on a budget, curated reading lists and book reviews, and finally, in hopes of bringing back or reinvigorating family dinners, some topics ripe for dinner table discussion!

I have written on travel, teaching, literature, and the globalization of the English language, and am currently working on a Turkish translation of Tamora Pierce's 'Alanna'. You can read some of my book reviews for the London School of Economics by following the link to the right.

If you would like to hire me as your editor or copy-editor, please follow the link to my website to see what I offer.

My blog, linked to the right, chronicals my adventures in gainful unemployment and the twists and turns of the doctoral application process. FUN.

Feeling fancy but can't afford the nice restaurant? Want to pretend you're not broke? Here are some ways to really pull out all the stops - without pulling out your credit card. With the right spirit, you can live large on a tight budget.

The premise of this exercise is both simple and almost immediately rewarding: by paying close attention to the different kinds of information and action conveyed by each of the tenses we're focusing on, you'll be able...

Many people learning English are doing so for the international business opportunities it provides, making the ability to speak coherently and articulately about information presented in charts and graphs a particularly...

With fear-mongering about blood clots and birth control making the front page recently, I thought now might be a good time to take a look at what exactly birth control users are being warned about. What is a blood clot,...

You often can't use the same resume when looking for and applying to jobs outside of your native country. Formatting and expectations can be vastly different across different fields and in different countries. This...

Lynn Davidman’s book, 'Tradition in a Rootless World', examines the reasons women would convert to Orthodox Judaism in the 21st century. This article provides a summary of her research and argument, setting the...

Do you feel constantly pressed for time? Do you never have a minute to yourself? Have you been exhausted for years? This article will give you the guidelines and resources necessary to get better, more restful sleep and...

Many students learning English as a foreign language struggle to use the different tenses effectively, appropriately, and consistently. Here you will find exercises and writing prompts for each tense, as well as...

Despite modern conveniences like GPS and GoogleMaps, getting lost is not a thing of the past. Being able to give good directions is both a practical art form and a way to become intimately familiar with the space one...